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the carolina watchman vol ix.--thcrd series salisbury tf c october 25 1877 no 1 ]',.,. . um n vol observer jul'n.l.rs letters from abroad a m<'n l eky and < oxvext it was never w 1 to pui a monastery aml a convent near together one is for monks the other for nuns c.d said it ffas not good fora man to be alone and ]â€ž. mad â– woman to be his wife his lawful companion the solace and help ofhis life but c never made nun for monks keitber monasteries nor convents tue am0ng ih divine institutions he did 'â€ž,,,,;., families bul tlie whole conventual mvstt ai of the church of koine has been a war upon the divine economy an out .â€ž,., tl human race and a hot-bed ofthe foulesl crimes of which murder is nof tlie least j |â€ž the h.vi-u valley and village of in â– terlaken the fairest spof in all switzer land at the fool of the jungfrau the maiden ever clad in robes of snow isa ion rambling turreted building of stone with a history so romantic and ancient thai its pie.-i-n peaceful pious aud proper f , , make the tory almost incredible tiiis house was once a monastery and a convent not both in one precisely : but a thin partition onlv separating the two while aii underground passage made them one and uch was the corruption iis which was the ready consequence i association of men ind women under vows of celibacy thai long before luthcr'-i reformation began this den of iniquity was broken up aud in our better , davs thc building presents a livelier ill us i ration of christian union thau any other uf n hich we have ever heard in iintry in the world yesterday 1 : worshipped god in it with a congregation ofscotch presbyterians while from an other chapel in it came the song of an english episcopalian church service a swiss-french evangelical church hold ji service also under ihe same roof and j tin roman catholics celebrate mass and i have tlieir regular and daily service in j tie principal chapel of this venerable j pile tin edifice belong to the govern ment which use many of tlie apart ; ments for public offices the wings are ranged hospitals and the battle | mented towers surmount tlie church which is appropriated to such congrega tions a wish to have worship in it in . v iv nouasterj was founded aboul i.tindr.d \ i the dfi of lift monks of tbe . st augustim . and was mosl in . bttingly dedicated to the holy virgin for they had not long been resilient in this sunny and charming valley the verv spol for luxurious and idle lite than these self-denying monks procured the estab lishment within their walled enclosure et a nunnery over wliich an abbess nom inally presided bit with the provision that the provosl of tin monastery was also lo be the stipe illt elldent of till 11 ll ii - nny al lii.-t the number of nuns was limited to forty bul the number was gradually increased until it included more than three hundred tlie nuns were ad mitted to the order of st augustine by an easy modification ofthe rules so the monk and the nuns became substantially oiu older aud living within the same en closure and exempt fiom all intrusion or control thev had things iheir own way fora series of centuries to what ex tremities of evils such an institution in such a seiie of years would grow it is nunc easy to imagine than to portray with a modes pen the monastery was hy-antl by placed bv the popo of the period under tlie protection of the em pire and afterwards it was given lo the city of berne with exemption from all taxes and endowed with great reve nues the land that paid tribute to ihe monastery was fanned by the peasantry and they resented tlie hard taxes ihey were compelled to pay this brought on wat in which the valleysof thegriudel wald lauterbrutii n aud interlaken were made red with the blood of a people re sisting unto death the griuding exactions of these pampered and dissolute monks who had the law and government ou their side these anti-renl wars were fearfully bloody aud cruel and always cuded in the triumph of the monks and the tempo rary submission of the peasants vasf tis tho income of the monasterv was the prodigality of these rapacious and luxurious monks were so great that tlu-y were always living beyond their revenue and inclining heavy debts i hey spent the money in riotous living until the scandal â€¢( tlieir lives became an offense to the church and the state in a period when morals were low enough iu both and neither was very fastidious it was aid thai more children were born in the nunnery than in the whole valley around ii none of them however lived twice the division wall bad been destroy ed by lire in consequence ofthe revels to which the inmates abandoned themselves official visitations were made but so powerful bad tin order become that it easily defied the authority of a distant bishop then the civil government took hold of ii md reported the terrible state ofthings tothe courf of rome and the 1'ope issued a bull telling the naughty monks to behave themselves better they said thev would bui ihey did not and at hist iu i i i the pope took all the nuns away ami made over part of the revenues ofthe convent to a sister institution at berne there a few of hem went and i mime found husbands lo console them | when they were compelled to quit the monks but tht monks were nol disposed to give it up so they introduced into their order a system of concubinage with more shameful proceedings thai ever in 1 5_i7 , the monastery of interlaken this beauti ful vale was like sodom for wickedness and deserved the doom ofthe cities of the : plain the house became the seat of riot j and disorder and so great was the scan dal that the government was constrained to interfere and break up the establish ment the monks were driven out be ing allowed pensions for life but tbey i did not consecrate themselves again and the places thai knew them once knew j them no more the ancients wtills the halls that re sounded with their ungodly revelry the nests of their foul debauchery are still here and the beautiful sunlight shines in upon them as if nothing but purity and peace conld ever have reigned in these hallowed precincts a decrepit woman feeble with disease and age was sitting on a bench under thc arched portals as i entered anil out of the windows of the hospitals patients old and young were looking the several chapels were desig nated by the names ofthe various church es that now gather to worship god under these ancient roofs happy children with their nurses were playing under the mighty trees thai have slood for centuries in the grounds about the monastery and i could not but lilt up my heart and my voice too in a devout thank god that this fair spot so sweet so cool so near lo the snow-white mountains yet adorned with meadows green and flowers is not now as it was oj'.ee defiled with the abominations of a monastery and a con vent either of tbem is evil and only evil united they make this paradise a whited sepulchre full of all urn-leanness hut instead of preaching a warning against the whole monastic system always corrupt and corrupting and agaiust sis terhoods always evil and never expedi ent in protestant hospitals or schools let me tell you a litile story thai tiiis monas tery suggests in a lew minutes walk from intel laken we come to the ruins oi the castle of in mnium the ideal residence of byron's red aud the scene of romantic inci dents sufficient to form a chaptt r of thera . in ilie rtuer part of lie nil evil '] tun when the dissoluteness ofthe mon aster of interlaken was at its height the lord of i'nspuniicn sought to constrain his sister to take the veil at the convent tiie brother would thus get half of her fortune and the convent the rest but the noble woman knew loo well the re pute ofthe institution and scorned to be come a member of such a sisterhood yet such a pressure was brought to bear upou her that she was led to the alter where she was to take the vow when preceiv ing a remarkably handsome voting man among iln spectators she remembered the law of the hind whieli permitted the means of escape that she now embraced she turned to him and offered him her hand in marriage he had long looked on her with yearning heart and was swift to accept tlie offer they were married without delay ami the lovely maiden elizabeth of scbarnachtul now the happy bride of thomas guntschi ofmattcn was saved from the rascally monks their descendants still live iu the oberland ii.i.n.t:t's the furnace of affliction shows upright real faith to be such indeed remaining still tin same even in the lire the same lhat it was undiminished as good gold loses none of its quantity in the lire doubtless many are deceived in time of ease and prosperity with imaginary faith and fortitude : so that there may be still some doubt while a man is auderset with - o itward belps as riches friends esteem i vve whether he leans upon those or upon god who is tin invisible support though j stronger than all that are visible and is i the peculiar and alone stay of faith in all conditions but when all these outward props tne plucked away from a man then it will be manifest whether something else upholds him or n-t for if there be nothing else be falls but if his mind stands lirm and unremoved as before then it is evident he laid not his weight upon these tilings wiiich liejiad then about him but was built upon a foundation though not seen whieli is able alone to stay him although bo luul not only been fi ust rated of all other support but beaten upon witli storms ami tempests as our savior says the house fell nut because it wasfoun led on a rock â€” leighton ploxeer llbeauy â€” some objected to assist in organizing a circulating library in town thinking it to be impossible to keep ihe books together but after till these months of its existence not a book litis been lost â€” they are either in use by some member or on the shelves of the li brary the citizens of this community certainly have superior advantages when thev can make a selection from live hun dred books and read as many as they wish for the small price charged wbicb is expended for new books â€” lenoir top ic it is right to be contented witb what we have but never witb what we are a brilliant wedding at 5 o'clock on wednesday evening the 10th inst lhe methodist church was filled to its utmost capacity to witness the mar riage ceremony of miss rebecca daughter of rev n ii i wilson i i to mr j t legrand of richmond county the church was beautifully decorated and in as exquisite taste as a connoisseur could have suggested or desired the speaker's desk from llio front of the pulpilt had been removed and in its stead was placed a large white vase four feet or more in height from which grew evergreen vines drooping witli symmetry in curve-linear lines to iis pedestal tapestry from the centre ofthe vase grew scarlet tinted fol iage plants which were in bright contrast with the verdant foliage that surrounded it in the rear of this vase and en the wall of the church was representation of a large heart across whose front two hands had clasped one a lady's and the other a gentleman's on either side of this and the vase were decorations the beauty of which cannot be portrayed in printer's ink in front of this vase and pulpit rising up from the corners of the altar was a beautiful arch of cedar bestuded with magnolias and other flowers ; the arms of the arch meeting over the centre of the altar and extending together upward abont live feet on the top of ihis was a white dove apparently descending with out stretched pinions as if to light on some one beneath just beneath this dove at the jointure of the arches of the wreath was pendant over the centre of lhe altar a beautiful marriage bell decorated with white lilies and magnolias hanging from the center of the church was a large chandelier veiled in crystal moss which glistened in the light like dew-drops scintillating in tbe morning sunbeams there were other decorations pleasing to tbe eye suitable to the occa sion and gratifying to the taste the ceremony was to take place at six o'clock the party came in at half past six in the following order : first walk ing down the left isle while miss helen jones poured forth from the organ the music of mentllesohii's wedding inarch came miss norah thompson of wilming ton and mr e r simons of richmond count next down the right hand isle came miss sit dick of greensboro and mi b f little ol richmond county miss ellen liendren of louisburg and mr t a hoi ne of richmond county miss nellie hill pf greeusboro and mr j f stan back of richmond county miss sallie tyler of martin cotinty and mr w r udell of concord n ('., miss bettie staples of greensboro and mr j f ross of salisbury miss katie gregory of greensboro and mr hamilton legrand of richmond county miss annie dewey of goldsboro n c and mr w a gor rell of greensboro miss annie scales of richmond county and mr r 1 glenn of greensboro miss dora jones of greens boroand mr alex malloy of robeson county miss annie borden of goldsboro and mr john a barringer of greensboro miss mamie leak of richmond county and dr robah f way of winston miss ella barringer of greensboro and mr f ('. mcneil of robeson county miss virginia wilson of greensboro and mr a h stokes of durham n ('. the writer would be delighted if he were sufficiently informed to describe the elaborate toilet of each of these young ladies but for fear unit he may infringe upon the rules of madame demorest's fashions and be laughed at for his iui takes by the lair he will be content to refer'the reader to the said madamc's re pository of fashion tliere are however two things which he can mention without fear of criticism or contradiction viz the young ladies were dressed in pure white wreaths of flowers blue and crimson around the skirt ihe flowers alternating with each other â€” first crimson then blue all of the atten ! tints forming a semicircle around the al 'â– tar miss virginia wilson and miss ella barringer standing on the left of the bride and their escort on the right of the bride groom were adorned in addition to the colored wreaths witb frosted silvered leaves : these four standing a pace in front of tho other attendants on either side the bride who was dressed in pure white silk with wreaths of orange blossoms around her skirt and on her veil and a coronet of orange buds on her brow came in leaning upon the arm of the groom the ceremony of tho wedding was then performed by thc rev 1 a cunninggim \ assisted by the paster rev s d adams | and the blessing upon the happy pair was pronounced by the rev t m jones 1 1 the bride and groom then retired down the left hand isle of the chinch i having approached the altar on he right band the attendants passing each other front of the altar and leaving the church i-bv the opposite isles in which they came while the organ pealed forth the harmon ies of ihe nuptial march all the party then returned to the home of the bride where a reception was given wiiich was grand at which congratulations were ex tendi d a feast of good tilings enjoyed anil topics too numerous to mention discussed as we approached the residence at the farther end of the hall arching the door way was seen the word welcome in large letters from either end of which along the full length ot the hall extended evergreen wreaths looped in semicircle tilong the walls tbe parlor where the guests were re ceived was richly embellished with the work of artistic hands a the entrance to the bay window the bridd aud groom were standing directly beneath a marriage bell which was made of plants of evergreen leaves and fringed around its edge with a circle of white hyacinths and to its top girdled in regular horizontal circles of white roses and lilies the mirrors and pictures were hung in graceful festoons of mosses witb various colors of crystal these mosses were braided witb rosscs of tinted hue like gems on the locks of a maiden's hair the other rooms of tbe lower floor were d orated in equally as good taste and were thrown open for tbe reception and comfort of the guests the table made in tbe shape ofa double cross and burdened with the sweetest and best the market afforded tbe finest cakes and choicest fruits the richest confections aud sweetmeats seemed too beautiful for even a hungry num to touch the presents were stfperb handsome and appropriate in short ibis happy pair seem to have bad al that friendship could desire or an ticipation expect i'he bride and groom left on the 10 o'clock train for an extended tour north they have the best wishes of their friends for their happiness and prosperity through life â€” greensboro patriot the united states senate the following roll ofthe senate show ing at a glance the political classification of that body will be of interest at this time in view of the organization of the new congress : democrats john t morgan alabama a 11 i bn land arkansas charles v jones florida j e mcdonald indiana l (_ c lamar mississippi francis kernan xew york allen (' thin man ( ihio 1 c irover oregon vv a wallace pennsylvania vv vv eaton connecticut thos f bayard delaware eli saulsbury delaware john 15 gordon georgia 15 ii hill georgia thos mccreary kentucky . itiiues j beck kentucky j d dennis maryland vv p vvhyte maryland h 1 armstrong missouri f m cockrell missouri tlieo f randolph new jersey j r mcpherson new jersey a s merriinou north carolina m vv ramsom north carolina j e bailey tennessee 1 (' harris tennessee samuel maxey texas richard coke texas john vv johnston virginia r e withers virginia ii g davis west virginia frank hereford west virginia republicans geo e spencer alabama s w dorsey arkansas s i conover florida o p morton indiana 15 k bruce mississippi r conklin new vork stanley mathews ohio j 11 mitchell oregon donald cameron pennsylvania j i chaffee colorado ii m teller colorado w 15 allison iowa s k kirkwood iowa john j ingalls kansas p 15 plumb kansas hannibal hamlin maine j.ts < ; blaine maine ii l dawes massachusetts 5 f hoar massachusetts s j 1 mcmillan minnesota wm windom minnesota a s paddock nebraska alien sounders nebraska jno p jones nevada wm sharon nevada 15 vvepleigh new hampshire e h rawlins xew hampshire ii anthony rhode island e a burnside rhode island geo f edmonds vermont j s morrill vermont t 0 howe wincousin a cameron wincousin a a sargent california r j ogleby illinois j j patterson south caroliua t w ferry michigan democrats 5:5 ; radicals 57 independents x'ewton booth california david da i , illinois j p christiancy michigan contested seats j b eustis louisiana democrat vv p kellogg louisiana republican w t spofford louisiana democrat james lewis louisiana republican m c butler south carolina republican should two democrats from louisiana and one from south carolina be admitted to seats the semite will stand thirty-six democrats to thirty-seven republicans and three independents the latter adding a balance of four if messrs booth and christiancy tire ranked as republicans as they tire ami judge davis as a democrat tlie senate will stand republican â€¢'!!Â», democrats 57 senator morton being too ill to attend it virtually stands te to j7 â€” washington republican a new englander who loved the negro turner's falls reporter the time was when a man worked in a xew england cotton mill at fair wages and bis soul burned within bim at the thought of shivery at the south that man saw the slaves made free and the walls of cotton mills were soon reared in the cotton states xow tbe man whose heart bled for tho poor african slave is a tramp he called upon us the other day and said those blank niggers have mills down south and blank em they have taken tbo bread from our table moral : it is tbe child that cries loudest for tbe green apple that suffers the most from colic native xorth carolinians ix other states h wbo is uuderstood to be j 13 hussey esq late of statesville writes au interesting letter from washington under date of the 14th to the raleigh observer and in the course of his letter gives these facts : xorth carolina delegation compares well with any bere there are several here from xorth carolina representing other states mckenzie of kentucky moved from iredell county turner a venerable and distinguished lawyer of kentucky moved from rowan county ( he says he wants to see zeb vance worse than any man living jones of ken tucky is of a rutherford county faimily ; cause of arkansas is from columbus county cannon of illinois is from guil ford county ; xilson of iowa from cleve land county ; and riddle of tennessee is from iredell county his father lived in statesville many years and removed from that place to tennessee forney of ala bama is ofa lincoln county family be is a cousin of judge shipp of charlotte and the hopes of lincoln county mr sparks of illinois married a daughter of moses parker a native of iredell connty and who once carried on the blacksmith trade iu statesville mr parker died a year or so ago he often spoke feelingly ofhis old home in xorth carolina and up to his death cherishes the hope of visiting the scenes of bis early manhood north carolina is a good state to move â€” from rich rare and racy the following letter to a xew york firm is full of fun ami explains itself high point x c sept 22 77 messrs john smith d co cents â€” replying to yours of the 18th inst i have to say that for the prospect of having claims placed in my band to collect iu this vicinity and nothing more i do not feel willing to report the stand ing''of the party mentioned or of anyone else i do not wish to be misunderstood as saying that i do not want paying busi ness but i do know that a lawyer would starve as quick on commissions and fees on collections as be would on corn cob soup in january i have bad some experience in collect ing since tbe war or rather in trying to collect i bave offered to conip claims by taking old clothes frozen cabbage cir cus tickets patent medicine whetstones powder bonis old hour barrels gourds coon skins jay birds owls or almost any thing and yet i have a number of those old claims on hand unsettled if i were to depend on collecting claims for my liv ing my bean broth would get so thin that it would rattle in me liko pot liquor in a poor dog i don't like to shoot at long taw but if you tire inclined to pay anything certain for the desired reports i'm your man : say ten dollars cash then i'm in or if money is scarce i would take shoes large xos say 10s lis and 12s to the amount of ten dollars at wholesale prices it's bard times here â€” lhe niggers and the democrats have pulled and worried each other till this country smells like cheese how in the world would you col lect money out ofa people who plow lit tle speckled bulls on hill sides if you were to see a nigger plowing bis garden with a sow you would uot wonder why 1 don't want claims to collect in this vicin ity your sincere friend j r bri.i a an exciting encounter with a dear and a narrow escape parties who arrived here on the steam er j murchison yesterday morning bring news of quite an exciting adventure with a bear which took place in the vicinity of alligator swamp about thirty-six miles below fayetteville on saturday last it seems that the farmers in that neighbor hood had beeu missing a great deal of corn for some time past and dining she late rainy season the tracks of bears were fre quently seen wbich indicated that they were the thieves some of the neighbors organized a bunting expedition on the day mentioned with the view if possible of exterminating the nuisance they salli ed forth and soon got upon the trail of three of the troublesome varmints one of which was finally discovered and brought to the ground by a discharge from the weapon of one of the party mr julius faircloth tbe lucky marksman proceeded to the spot where the bear bad fallen and was bending over the animal knife in hand in the act of plunging it into his throat thus making assurance doubly sure when bruin suddenly raised himself upon his haunches and seized mr faircloth by the arm tht owing him upon the ground where he held him securely and had bitten him severely in lhe head when the dogs opportunely came to the rescue and mr faircloth was relieved from the deadly embrace of the monster and made his escape bruin subsequent ly received a finishing touch at the hands of mr faircloth and his carcass upon be ing weighed was found to turn the scales at two bundled and forty-six pounds mr f.'s friends were not at band during the fearful struggle nor tn at the death but had occasion shortly afterwards to congratulate their companion in the chase on his narrow escape and ultimate victo ry over the thievish and revengeful beast â€” willmington star the great minnesota farmer mr dalrymple cultivates 9,000 acres of wheat and his profits tbis year are >? 0,000 if a man makes a bargain and it turns out differently from what he expected it is bis duty to bush grumbling and make tbe best of it ; and if he has any manhood about bim be will do it the radicals forced hayes upon the country when the country didu't want him and if be don't abuse and persecute the south as they expected him to do why they are to blame and they ought to shut their mouths and grin and bear it iu silence southern home greensboro stale dr hall went to company shops on saturday night ind remained tliere until monday morning he was called to attend cases of diphthe ria we learn that the deaths are num erous last week one lady with her own hands laid out and dressed nine ut tie ones five children in one familyâ€”all have died so far we are told that not a child litis recovered the ino-t heart rending feature of it seems to be that the children in thc place are terror-stricken and consider themselves doomed to death the leading republicans with a few exceptions will sustain the president every day shows that his policy of con ciliation and reform is growing in popu lar favor gov rice of massachusetts has been represented as not in harmony witb the president's civil service reform he litis written a letter in wliich he says : i believe i am warmly in favor of president hayes reform policy as he is himself there is difference of opinion among republicans respecting the merits of specific measures but there is substan tial unanimity respecting his main object and purposes and these have mv cordial approval and always have had 4 some rattlesnake â€” mr w il 11 hartley informs us that on tuesday last while working in his cornfield his dog in a most frightened manner suddenly jump ed up and retreated backwards and mr h says with his hair turned back the wrong way on investigation mr 11 discovered that his dog had n countered an enormous rattlesnake tlie snake was killed by mr ii and measured five feet in length and nine inches round with eighteen rattles each rattle one inch broad â€” lenoir topic Â«â– â– â– Â» , itev dr baird acquitted richmond october 17 rev e t baird was pat upon trial to-day alter the examination of three principal wit nesses judge guigon stated that he saw no necessity for further proceedings and this opinion was coincided by the prose cuting attorney the jury thereupon without leaving their seats rendered a verdict of not guilty and then the accus ed wan immediately discharged statesville american : mr frank cald well brought to our office two huge red apples which grew upon a thorn-bush which produced a large yield of the fruit this season a few yeafs ago scions from an apple-tree were grafted upon a thorn bush whieli now bears large apples of fine flavor it is said an excellent plan to pro pagate pears is to graft scions on thorn bushes cervis and cherry-trees which are more hardy than pear-trees and more cer tain to bear fruit morristown herald a young disciple of blackstone or lapstone â€” thus express es himself this conclusion then 1 draw : thai no exercise of jaw twisting india rubber law is as good as the exercise of paw upon tiie handle of a saw sawing wood there are many people who pride them selves upon tlieir morality and high sense of honor who scout with hot ior the idea that they could condescend to tell a lie or commit a dishonorable action but who are yet constantly skirmishing all along the line of upright dealings without com ing fairly and sqnarely up to it a c hege of lexington writes to the salem press that 1 grains of egyptian wheat which were picked up by bis little son from the floor of one of the buildings at the centennial exposition produced 95 heads and 4,042 grains â€” he expects to sow next month for another crop state senator maxwell of south caro lina has been committed to jail on an in dictment charging him with the embez zling money collected from colored people for the purpose of buying supplies fur a number of them who d signed to emigrate modification of a revenue order the commissioner's order which required the payment of the tax on all brandy within ten days after the month during which ii was distilled and at the time of gauging litis been so tar modified tis to allow sixty days to pass before tin payment of such tax will he required or assessment made â€” charlotte observer striker xew york oct 15 â€” the si like of tin cigar makers is spreading and to-day soo employed by ket \ speiss demanded an increseof wages and on being refused struck in a body there are now over 4,000 persons on the strike it is obvious that the available lands near the railroads in the extreme west will soon be absorbed and that emigrants in search of cheap farms near markets will soon be turning tlieir attention to maryland virginia tennessee and other adjacent southern states â€” n t oraphic â€” Â«â€”***"" â– *â– â– â€¢-â– â– â– â– â– " â– t__â€”i ____â– Â« mi __ the clergy classified the rock i church of england paper has the following eutertaining article on the names of the clergymen of that church the process of extracting sunbeams from encumbers was we believe attempt ed at laputa though with indifferent success but the at least difficult feat of making a comedy out ofthe ( len.h lis has been triumphantly performed at ship ton-on-stour here under the assuming title of the clergy list revised nm cassi i'.i'l a young lady has produced the most entertaining brochure we have met with for many a day to shakespeare's ques tion what's in a name .'" she replies by showing us hat a very great deal may be jn^de out fthyuanii of the el rry when subjected to her clever manipulations thn she analyzes their colors and iinds there are 7(1 white to i black and blacker j only 4 blush not a tithe of what we bhonld have expected though 5 are pink and 2 scarlet : bl tire green ami 7(5 are brown there arc 2 ushers and i birches to 11 miserable boys j flints and s steels under anatomy we find 1 bodies though with only â€¢'{ heads there is however i aditional pate 11 temples nave only 2 hairs and 1 lovelock ; thu i 1 boniface but with only 1 teeth n 15 mr tooth of hatcham is one of these 5 bones to 1 backs 1 heel to 5 feet 5 hands and 3 legs only a solitary cler ic bas tiny blood in his veins all must admit that the parties in the church tire very unfairly represented by their mimes for we lind only one broad two low and four dry of high there is uot a trace bnf we get an inkling of what is going on when we learn unit there tue already no fewer than 11 abbots 7 priors i monks and s nuns their dress es ami decorations are also calculated to excite uneasiness for hoods and capes abound while there are also 9 garlands j banners i images 12 crosses 1 cru cifix and 1 crozier among 12 bishops in the musical department we hare sing ers ami fiddlers in abundance although i is unlawful for the clergy to embark in trade we find a prodigious number of bakers butchers barbers tailors no fewer than 107 of these but not one too many considering the amount of tailoring now required c c in tiie column devoted to useful ' lergy we lind pitch ers pots canns vv c c the kings of whom then tii â– ',-, outnumber the knights by nearly 2 to i the qualities of the clergy open ti very wide field here we find both old and voung ; some tue bright others moody 5 tire blind and j cross i are in blissand iin pain 11 have not ceased to hope bat there arc 1 < inkers of whom our lair au thoress lakes no account there are also 3 guys and 1 bogie i wildman and i wiseman tbe clerical aviary is very well furnished for tliere are i crows i ravens 1 daw 5 rooks 1 jay i night ingale 1 inli 1 bunting i robin to 3 wrens 5 sparrows g finches 2d martins 1 swallow j doves 5 bugles â€¢"! falcons i iiawke 1 stork and 2 parrotts there are many other bird in the cler ical poultry-yard or game larder but these lind a more appropriate place with tiie clegy tit table for whom a most liberal provision is made under this head â€” we begin of course wiih the fish - we have 5 salmon 3 h at blocks j herrings j smelts i cods .**) whiting 1 grayling 1 pike 3 roach anil 2 crabbes for pieces de resistance we have it bullocks t kids 2 veales with 8 bacon 3 tongues and 2 badbams 8 lamb ll harts stagg â€¢"! buck i doe 9 roes 7 hinds j fawns and i bland for game and poultry we have 7 hares 2 babbits i cock 1 henn i duck s<i drakes i gan der 3 goslings 6 swans i peacocks 4 partridges 7 woodcocks 1 coote 1 teal j cranes and i heron j'he apply of vegetables is very scanty being limited to j beans and i onion the clergy tin nol generally fond of made dishes and accordingly we find only j curries the supply of sweets i more liberal and in cludes 4 pyes ii rice pudding wc pre sume 2 jellies 3 moulds and i cake bread for condiments we have 2 pickles 7 stilt 1 mustard and i pepper fordes i it tliere are provided 3 peaches 3 pears i orange 1 sweet-apple tim 8 nutts nor is the cellar department to lie despis ed for there tne i binns in which are stored a dozen and a half of berry same quantity of holland i of in1 of i'm t and one of xew-port on the whole we trust lh abbotts and â€¢â€¢ prior and monks who have set tled in our church will have no cause to complain of ihe wan of good cheer the atchison kansas patriot thinks thtil mr hayes has cast hi tb tunes with the democracy and he is now and in be henceforth t i lemocrat ohio eudorsed presideni hayes1 policy unqualifiedly : maine laid tin resolutions endorsing tin president on the tabic the results in both states speaks for themselves and leaves the public to draw the inference v v commercial adver tiser i.'iii daniel webster is credited with hav ing said : if i had as many sons as old priam i wonld bave them all learn a trade so they would have something to fall back ou in case they failed in spccula ' tions

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the carolina watchman vol ix.--thcrd series salisbury tf c october 25 1877 no 1 ]',.,. . um n vol observer jul'n.l.rs letters from abroad a m? 0,000 if a man makes a bargain and it turns out differently from what he expected it is bis duty to bush grumbling and make tbe best of it ; and if he has any manhood about bim be will do it the radicals forced hayes upon the country when the country didu't want him and if be don't abuse and persecute the south as they expected him to do why they are to blame and they ought to shut their mouths and grin and bear it iu silence southern home greensboro stale dr hall went to company shops on saturday night ind remained tliere until monday morning he was called to attend cases of diphthe ria we learn that the deaths are num erous last week one lady with her own hands laid out and dressed nine ut tie ones five children in one familyâ€”all have died so far we are told that not a child litis recovered the ino-t heart rending feature of it seems to be that the children in thc place are terror-stricken and consider themselves doomed to death the leading republicans with a few exceptions will sustain the president every day shows that his policy of con ciliation and reform is growing in popu lar favor gov rice of massachusetts has been represented as not in harmony witb the president's civil service reform he litis written a letter in wliich he says : i believe i am warmly in favor of president hayes reform policy as he is himself there is difference of opinion among republicans respecting the merits of specific measures but there is substan tial unanimity respecting his main object and purposes and these have mv cordial approval and always have had 4 some rattlesnake â€” mr w il 11 hartley informs us that on tuesday last while working in his cornfield his dog in a most frightened manner suddenly jump ed up and retreated backwards and mr h says with his hair turned back the wrong way on investigation mr 11 discovered that his dog had n countered an enormous rattlesnake tlie snake was killed by mr ii and measured five feet in length and nine inches round with eighteen rattles each rattle one inch broad â€” lenoir topic Â«â– â– â– Â» , itev dr baird acquitted richmond october 17 rev e t baird was pat upon trial to-day alter the examination of three principal wit nesses judge guigon stated that he saw no necessity for further proceedings and this opinion was coincided by the prose cuting attorney the jury thereupon without leaving their seats rendered a verdict of not guilty and then the accus ed wan immediately discharged statesville american : mr frank cald well brought to our office two huge red apples which grew upon a thorn-bush which produced a large yield of the fruit this season a few yeafs ago scions from an apple-tree were grafted upon a thorn bush whieli now bears large apples of fine flavor it is said an excellent plan to pro pagate pears is to graft scions on thorn bushes cervis and cherry-trees which are more hardy than pear-trees and more cer tain to bear fruit morristown herald a young disciple of blackstone or lapstone â€” thus express es himself this conclusion then 1 draw : thai no exercise of jaw twisting india rubber law is as good as the exercise of paw upon tiie handle of a saw sawing wood there are many people who pride them selves upon tlieir morality and high sense of honor who scout with hot ior the idea that they could condescend to tell a lie or commit a dishonorable action but who are yet constantly skirmishing all along the line of upright dealings without com ing fairly and sqnarely up to it a c hege of lexington writes to the salem press that 1 grains of egyptian wheat which were picked up by bis little son from the floor of one of the buildings at the centennial exposition produced 95 heads and 4,042 grains â€” he expects to sow next month for another crop state senator maxwell of south caro lina has been committed to jail on an in dictment charging him with the embez zling money collected from colored people for the purpose of buying supplies fur a number of them who d signed to emigrate modification of a revenue order the commissioner's order which required the payment of the tax on all brandy within ten days after the month during which ii was distilled and at the time of gauging litis been so tar modified tis to allow sixty days to pass before tin payment of such tax will he required or assessment made â€” charlotte observer striker xew york oct 15 â€” the si like of tin cigar makers is spreading and to-day soo employed by ket \ speiss demanded an increseof wages and on being refused struck in a body there are now over 4,000 persons on the strike it is obvious that the available lands near the railroads in the extreme west will soon be absorbed and that emigrants in search of cheap farms near markets will soon be turning tlieir attention to maryland virginia tennessee and other adjacent southern states â€” n t oraphic â€” Â«â€”***"" â– *â– â– â€¢-â– â– â– â– â– " â– t__â€”i ____â– Â« mi __ the clergy classified the rock i church of england paper has the following eutertaining article on the names of the clergymen of that church the process of extracting sunbeams from encumbers was we believe attempt ed at laputa though with indifferent success but the at least difficult feat of making a comedy out ofthe ( len.h lis has been triumphantly performed at ship ton-on-stour here under the assuming title of the clergy list revised nm cassi i'.i'l a young lady has produced the most entertaining brochure we have met with for many a day to shakespeare's ques tion what's in a name .'" she replies by showing us hat a very great deal may be jn^de out fthyuanii of the el rry when subjected to her clever manipulations thn she analyzes their colors and iinds there are 7(1 white to i black and blacker j only 4 blush not a tithe of what we bhonld have expected though 5 are pink and 2 scarlet : bl tire green ami 7(5 are brown there arc 2 ushers and i birches to 11 miserable boys j flints and s steels under anatomy we find 1 bodies though with only â€¢'{ heads there is however i aditional pate 11 temples nave only 2 hairs and 1 lovelock ; thu i 1 boniface but with only 1 teeth n 15 mr tooth of hatcham is one of these 5 bones to 1 backs 1 heel to 5 feet 5 hands and 3 legs only a solitary cler ic bas tiny blood in his veins all must admit that the parties in the church tire very unfairly represented by their mimes for we lind only one broad two low and four dry of high there is uot a trace bnf we get an inkling of what is going on when we learn unit there tue already no fewer than 11 abbots 7 priors i monks and s nuns their dress es ami decorations are also calculated to excite uneasiness for hoods and capes abound while there are also 9 garlands j banners i images 12 crosses 1 cru cifix and 1 crozier among 12 bishops in the musical department we hare sing ers ami fiddlers in abundance although i is unlawful for the clergy to embark in trade we find a prodigious number of bakers butchers barbers tailors no fewer than 107 of these but not one too many considering the amount of tailoring now required c c in tiie column devoted to useful ' lergy we lind pitch ers pots canns vv c c the kings of whom then tii â– ',-, outnumber the knights by nearly 2 to i the qualities of the clergy open ti very wide field here we find both old and voung ; some tue bright others moody 5 tire blind and j cross i are in blissand iin pain 11 have not ceased to hope bat there arc 1 < inkers of whom our lair au thoress lakes no account there are also 3 guys and 1 bogie i wildman and i wiseman tbe clerical aviary is very well furnished for tliere are i crows i ravens 1 daw 5 rooks 1 jay i night ingale 1 inli 1 bunting i robin to 3 wrens 5 sparrows g finches 2d martins 1 swallow j doves 5 bugles â€¢"! falcons i iiawke 1 stork and 2 parrotts there are many other bird in the cler ical poultry-yard or game larder but these lind a more appropriate place with tiie clegy tit table for whom a most liberal provision is made under this head â€” we begin of course wiih the fish - we have 5 salmon 3 h at blocks j herrings j smelts i cods .**) whiting 1 grayling 1 pike 3 roach anil 2 crabbes for pieces de resistance we have it bullocks t kids 2 veales with 8 bacon 3 tongues and 2 badbams 8 lamb ll harts stagg â€¢"! buck i doe 9 roes 7 hinds j fawns and i bland for game and poultry we have 7 hares 2 babbits i cock 1 henn i duck s